what he ran on as governor of texas, education, tax and immigration reform. then you turn the corner and september 11th. it happened eight months, you remember, into his first term. there is some steel inside from the world trade center. the famous bullhorn he used to speak to americans from ground zero. >> it is quite dramatic. it had a big impact on the trajectory of his presidency. beyond that is the response to 9/11, the 10 days the country had to mourn. president bush had to lead us through the terrible dark moment. >> reporter: from there you will transition into what became a new threat in this country, the global war on terror. an artifact in there gun saddam hussein had when he was captured. it was later presented to president bush. finally you will go through exhibits highlighting hurricane katrina and of course the recession. about 400,000 people are expected to file through this thing every single year. a lot is on display. truly educational. a pretty spectacular site, bill. bill: it will be good to visit too. thank you, casey stiegel, live from d